(The Cut) - Sam Asghari and Britney Spears are going their separate ways after 14 months of marriage. As initially reported by TMZ and since confirmed by the Associated Press, Asghari filed for divorce on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause for the split. Asghari also confirmed the news via Instagram Story on Thursday afternoon.
Spears and Asghari — a model, trainer, and actor — met in 2016 on the set of her and Tinashe’s music video for “Slumber Party.” They got engaged in September 2021, just before a Los Angeles judge overturned her 13-year conservatorship, and tied the knot at their Thousand Oaks home last summer. The fairy-tale wedding felt special to fans not just because of the presence of a horse-drawn carriage, four custom Versace dresses, and a diamond thong, but also because it seemed like evidence that Spears was finally free to make her own choices after more than a decade spent having every detail of her life decided for her.
At the time of the wedding, it was reported by TMZ and People that the couple had an “ironclad” prenup, which would protect Spears’s $60 million fortune in the event of a divorce. But now, some sources are saying Asghari isn’t happy with those terms. One unnamed informant tells “Page Six” that the dancer is threatening to release embarrassing information about Spears if he isn’t given more money than the prenup stipulates. The tabloid didn’t say how much money he is supposedly asking for, but another anonymous source added that Spears has been “protected” and their “parting will be respectful.” The Cut has reached out to reps for Spears and Asghari for comment. We will update this post if we hear back.
By Tariro Mzezewa
August 21, 2023
